Award-winning designer, CEO of Ms. Foundation for Women join CWA lineup
Award-winning designer Leyla Acaroglu, once described as a sustainability provocateur, will travel from Santar矇m, Portugal to give the opening keynote address at the 71st Conference on World Affairs at CU 勒貊勛圖 on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Joining her are a diverse group of accomplished individuals presenting major addresses Tuesday to Saturday, April 913.
The Conference on World Affairs is a weeklong extravaganza of ideas that has hosted generations of thought leaders from former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
2019 keynotes and major addresses schedule
Leyla Acaroglu, award-winning designer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champion of the Earth, sociologist and entrepreneur
泭 CWA Opening Keynote Address: Disrupting the Status Quo...By Design
泭 Tuesday, April 9,泭11:30 a.m.
Teresa Younger, president and CEO at Ms. Foundation for Women, former executive director of the Connecticut General Assemblys Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, and former executive director of the ACLU of Connecticut
泭 Women and Girls Changing the World Keynote Address: Our Voices, Our Time
泭 Wednesday, April 10,泭11泭a.m.
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Berit Anderson, CEO and editor-in-chief of Scout.ai, a media company exploring the future of technology through analysis, science fiction泭and scenario-planning games
泭 Disruptive Technology Keynote Address: The Internet and Humanity
泭 Friday, April 12, 10:30 a.m.
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Hope Solo, World Cup and Olympic soccer champion and womens equality advocate
泭 Athlete Activism: Sports as a Force for Empowerment, Social Activism and Gender Equality
泭 Friday, April 12,泭3泭p.m.
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Mike Reiss, Emmy award-winning writer & producer, The Simpsons
泭 Springfield Confidential: A Funny and Insightful Insiders Look at a Lifetime of Writing for The Simpsons
泭 Saturday, April 13,泭10:30 a.m.
The Conference on World Affairs is open to all without charge.
Students and community members comprise the volunteer program committee that selected each of the speakers and performers.
View the full speaker lineup at the 2019 Speakers & Performers page.泭The 2019 complete schedule of events, comprised of roughly 200 panels and events over five days, is now available via the CWA website.
Programs
Printed programs will be available for pick-up at the following 勒貊勛圖 locations beginning Saturday, March 30.
- Alfalfas Market, 1551 Broadway
- 勒貊勛圖 Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.
- CU University Memorial Center, 1669 Euclid Ave.
- Hazels Beverage World, 1955 28th St.
- North 勒貊勛圖 Rec Center, 3170 Broadway
- South 勒貊勛圖 Rec Center, 1360 Gillaspie Drive
- East 勒貊勛圖 Rec Center, 5660 Sioux Drive
Printed programs will also be available on campus during CWA week for all attendees.
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